Journal & Research Databases
| Food
Safety Food Security |
Newspapers and Popular Magazines |
Food Safety
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Agricola |
-(National
Agricultural Library), (1970-),
citations/abstracts- Indexes 2500 research journals, USDA publications, FAO publications, conference proceedings and books. Covers agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, animal industries, animal nutrition, botany, plant science, soil science, and environmental impact. |
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Agricola (open to everyone) | Public access through the National Agricultural Library. |
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AgNic: Agricultural Network Information Center | Searchable on-line guide to quality agricultural information via the Internet. Resources are selected and produced by the National Agricultural Library, land-grant universities and partners in the public sector. |
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Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts | -(1993-),
citations/abstracts- Topic coverage includes plant and animal biotechnological developments, food industry and environmental issues. |
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Agris | -(Food
and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations), (1986-)
citations/some abstracts- Topic coverage includes agricultural economics, agriculture, animal production, aquatic science and fisheries, machinery and buildings, natural resources, plant production, pollution, and rural sociology. |
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Biological Abstracts | -(1980-),
citations/abstracts- Topic coverage includes anatomy, bacteriology, biotechnology, clinical medicine, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, pharmacology, toxicology, virology, and zoology. |
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CAB Abstracts | -(1972-),
citations/abstracts- Topic coverage includes agricultural economics, agriculture, dairy science, entomology, forestry, horticulture, rural sociology, soil science, and veterinary medicine. |
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Current Contents | -(1993-),
citations/abstracts- Topic coverage includes sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities; journals are indexed within days of publication. |
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Provides access to Extension and/or outreach publications as produced by land grant universities. Topics include: agriculture, family/consumer issues, public policy and economics. |
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Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management | -(1981-),
citations/abstracts- Topic coverage includes pollution, bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management and water resources.
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FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts) | -(1969-),
citations/abstracts- Topic coverage includes commodity technology, dairy products, dietetic foods, fermentation technology, food additives and engineering, hygiene, food laws, meat and poultry, sugars, and toxicology. |
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Health and Safety Science Abstracts | -(1981-)- Public Health, safety, and industrial hygiene including environmental safety, medical safety, occupational safety, and ergonomics. |
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PubMed (National Library of Medicine) | -(1966-)- The source for clinical medical information covering all aspects of biomedicine, including the allied health fields; biological and physical sciences; and humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. |
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USDA Agricultural Marketing Service | Provides access to food safety and security information from the USDA |
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USDA Current Research Information System (CRIS) | Presents ongoing and recently-completed research sponsored by USDA research agencies, state agricultural experiment stations, state land-grant university systems, and particpants in USDA grant programs. |
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Web of Knowledge | -(1982-)- Includes Science Citation Indes, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Best for finding articles citing a particular author or paper. |
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AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics | Provides full text reports of scholarly research in the field of agricultural and applied economics. Adobe Acrobat reader softward 2.0 or higher required for viewing. |
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Agricola | -(National
Agricultural Library), (1970-),
citations/abstracts- Indexes 2500 research journals, USDA publications, FAO publications, conference proceedings and books. Covers agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, animal industries, animal nutrition, botany, plant science, soil science, and environmental impact. |
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Agris | -(Food
and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations), (1986-),
citations/some abstracts- Topic coverage includes agricultural economics, agriculture, animal production, aquatic science and fisheries, machinery and buildings, natural resources, plant production, pollution, and rural sociology. |
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CAB Abstracts | -(1972-),
citations/abstracts- Topic coverage includes agricultural economics, agriculture, dairy science, entomology, forestry, horticulture, rural sociology, soil science, and veterinary medicine. |
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Econlit | -(1969-)- Indexes and abstracts more than 300 scholarly periodicals and books in the field of economics. |
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Sociological Abstracts | -(1963-)- Indexes and abstracts 2,000 worldwide journals in sociology, as well as dissertations and websites. Includes Social Planning Policy and Development Abstracts. |
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Academic Search | -(1984-)- Academic Search is a full text database of more than 3000 journals covering a broad range of material. |
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LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe Web | LEXIS/NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE is an online service composed of approximately 5,000 legal, news, reference, and business sources. Mostly full text. |
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ProQuest Newspapers | ProQuest Newspapers lists articles from 41 national and Wisconsin newspapers, and includes full text for most. |
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ProQuest Research Library (1988-) | -(1988-)- ProQuest Research Library indexes more than 2,000 periodicals, and provides the full text of nearly 1,000 of them. |
Resources by Topics
Food Safety
Economics
Research Service
USDA sponsored
site providing
information
on the economics
of food,
farming,
natural resources
and rural
America.
Includes
an overview
of the economics
of food
safety and
a food-borne
illness cost
calculator.
Food Preparation, Preservation and Storage
Ask
A Food Safety Expert
Sponsored
by Iowa State
and the United
States Department
of Agriculture
(USDA). Provides
consumers
with reliable
and current
food safety
information
via a database
of commonly
asked food
safety questions
that have
science-based,
refereed
answers.
FSIS
Food Safety Publications for
Consumers,
USDA
Extensive
list of full-text
guides and
factsheets,
many subjects.
Home
Food Preservation,
Penn State
Resource
links to
safe handling
and home
food preservation.
International
Food Information Council Foundation
Communications
forum for
information
on food safety
and nutrition
as intended
for health
and nutrition
professionals,
educators,
journalists,
government
officials,
students
and consumers.
Partners
with professional
and academic
agencies.
Iowa
State University Food Safety
Project
Includes
resources
for students,
educators
and consumers
to access
research-based
and unbiased
information
on food safety
and quality.
National
Center
for Home
Food Preservation,
University
of Georgia
and Alabama
A&M
Current research-based
recommendations
for most
methods of
home food
preservation
including
canning,
freezing,
pickling,
etc.
Partnership
for Food Safety Education
Provides
safe food
handling
information
based on
the Fight
BAC!™ campaign.
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture,
Trade & Consumer
Protection, Food Safety Publications
for Consumers
Information
on how to
safely cook
turkey and
various other
foods. Includes
a bottled
water safety
report.
Foodborne
Illness
Outbreaks
Center
for Disease
Control
(CDC) Food
Safety
Information
Includes
information
on foods
and high
risk groups,
outbreak
investigations,
labs and
surveillances,
publications
and a food
safety image
library.
Gateway
to Government
Food Safety
Includes
access to
FDA/USDA
video library;
a section
for reporting
foodborne
illnesses;
links to
multiple
government
food safety
related sites,
and more,
including:
Recalls,
Market
Withdrawals
and Safety
Alerts
Foodborne
Pathogens
Center
for Food
Safety
and Applied
Nutrition,
FDA
Information
on Recent
News, National
Food Safety
Programs,
2002 Bioterrorism
Act, and
Foodborne
illnesses.
Also includes: "The
Bad Bug Book," a
guidebook
to foodborne
pathogens
and natural
toxins; and,
the national
baseline
on the occurrence
of foodborne
disease risk
factors within
the retail
segment of
the food
industry.
FoodNet,
CDC
The
Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance
Network project monitors foodborne
diseases and conducts epidemiologic
studies designed to help public
health officials better understand
the nature of foodborne diseases
in the United States.
International/Other
Countries
Food
Safety Network,
University of Guelph
Site featuring
extensive
consumer-and-professional-interest
information
on food safety
and public
health.
World
Health Organization
Addresses
Food Safety
Issues on
a global
scale.
Legislative and Regulatory Information
American
Council on Science and Health
Non-profit
consumer-oriented
organization
providing
information
on health
issues of
popular media,
and occasionally
legislative,
debate.
Animal
and Plant Health Inspection
Service, USDA
Good source
for current
legislation
and press
releases
regarding
U.S. agricultural
health.
Center
for Science in the Public Interest,
Food Safety
Non-profit
consumer-oriented
organization
providing
information
on the status
of laws and
legislation
affecting
the food
supply.
Food
Safety
and Inspection
Service,
USDA
USDA sponsored
site featuring
information
on the structure
of the U.S.
Food Safety
System. Includes
publications
and job information.
And, additionally, Food Safety: A Team Approach (FDA Backgrounder Document, 1998) supplies information on the regulatory activities of cooperative government agencies concerned with myriad food safety issues.
International
Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant
Health
Includes
more than
12,000 laws
and regulations . " Information
can also
be viewed
by source
(i.e. Codx,
OIE, WTO),
commodity,
and type
of information
(legislation,
standards,
etc."
Food
Safety Research Information
Office
Established
and maintained
by the National
Agricultural
Library (NAL)
to support
the food
safety research
community
with an online
database
of over 1,000
research
abstracts.
Also features
program and
planning
documents,
research
reports,
news and
upcoming
conferences.
Retail and Commercial Food Industry
Food
Safety Training and Education
Alliance
Established
and maintained
by the NAL,
features
food safety
resources
for retail
and foodservice
establishments.
Wisconsin
First (Food Industry Research
Service and Training)
Wisconsin
Extension
food safety
information
site featuring
research
based education
and training
targeting
a safe food
supply. Includes
government
publications
on Starting
a Small Food
Business
in Wisconsin,
and Preparing
for an Emergency.
Food Security
Local,
and Wisconsin
University
of Wisconsin
Extension
Wisconsin
Food Security
Project
Provides
current food
security
statistics
on county
and state
levels. Identifies
resources
for low income
families.
Community
Food Security Coalition
The major
funding source
for community-based
food and
agriculture
projects
nationwide.
Dedicated
to building
strong, sustainable,
local and
regional
food systems
that ensure
access to
affordable
and culturally
appropriate
food for
all people.
FDA
Food Security Guidance
Designed
to help retail
food stores
and food
service establishments " minimize
the risk
that food
under their
control will
be subject
to tampering
or other
malicious,
criminal,
or terrorist
actions. " More
Food and
Cosmetic
Guidance
Documents.
Food
Research and Action Center
Provides
information
on hunger
in the United
States, including
an overview
of the major
federal food
programs.
Food Security Statistics (FAO)
From FAOStat database.
Eldis
Food Security Resource Guide
"The Food
Security guide
is edited by
a team based
at the Eldis
programe, Institute
of Development
Studies, Sussex.
It is funded
by Sida, Norad,
SDC and DFID."
Food
Security III Cooperative
Agreement & Related
Research, Policy Dialogue
and Training Projects
"FS
III is between
the US Agency
for International
Development,
EGAT/AGR Bureau
cooperating
closely with
Africa/SD Bureau,
USAID African
Field Missions
and the MSU
Department
of Agricultural
Economics.
Outputs by
MSU and host-country
collaborators
on FS III and
related projects
funded through
other sources
are listed
in the Directories."
Books/Background Reading
MadCat
Seach for books and backround reading in MadCat - library Catalog. More about Madcat
Food Safety
Books/Documents (selected)
Assuring Food Safety and Quality : guidelines for strengthening national food control systems / Rome : [Great Britain] : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Health Organization, 2003.
Ensuring safe food : from production to consumption / prepared by the Committee to Ensure Safe Food from Production to Consumption / Washington: National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, c1998.
Food Alert! The Ultimate Sourcebook for Food Safety / Morton Satin / New York: Facts on File, 1999.
Food and Cancer Prevention : chemical and biological aspects / edited by K.W. Waldron, I.T. Johnson and G.R. Fenwick / Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry, c1993.
Food Safety and Food Security: What Consumers Need to Know
16 page pdf from USDA. September 2003.Terrorist Threats to Food: guidance for establishing and strengthening prevention and response systems / Food Safety Department / World Health Organization / Geneva, Switzerland, 2002. print version
Journals/Periodicals (selected)
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
International Journal of Food Microbiology
Food Security
Does Food Safety Conflict with Food Security? The Safe Consumption of Food.
Univ. of Minn. Working Paper 04-01 Jean Kinsey, January 2004. print versionFood Security - New Solutions for the Twenty-first Century : Proceedings from the Symposium Honoring the Tenth Anniversary of the World Food Prize / Edited by El Obeid Amani et al. / Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1999.
Steenbock Library
TX345 F64 1999
Statistics/Facts
Food Safety
Foodborne Illness Education Information Center, USDA and FDA
Food Safety Links to foodborne illness statistics.Food Safety Office, CDC
Source for public health data and CDC investigation, documentation and management.
Food Security
University of Wisconsin Extension Wisconsin Food Security Project
Provides current food security statistics on county and state levels. Identifies resources for low income families.Center on Hunger and Poverty at Brandeis University: Hunger and Food Insecurity Reach Chronic Highs, Nov. 2004 Bulletin Includes facts and figures on hunger in America and by state.
Household Food Security in the United States, 2003 (published Oct. 2004)
Household Food Security in the United States, 2002
USDA Econcomic Research Report "provides statistics on the food security of U.S. households, as well as on how much they spent for food and the extent to which food-insecure households participated in Federal and community food assistance programs."Food Security Statistics (FAO)
From FAOStat database.
Jobs and Funding
UW-Madison CALS Career Services (For College of Ag and Life Sciences.)
UW-Madison College Library Career Collection (UW-Madison books, licensed materials, and Internet resources.)
Job Hunting on the Internet (Steenbock Library's workshop handout.)
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
Community of Science
On-line resource for networking with colleagues, promoting research, and seeking funding opportunities.
Grants Information Center
Collection of resources dedicated to scholarships, fellowships, grants, and other funding opportunities.
People, Places, Organizations
Associations/Organizations
Food Safety
Institute
of Food Technologists
A non-profit
organization
whose mission
is to "advance
the science
and technology
of food through
the exchange
of knowledge." This
includes
making food
safer for
public consumption.
International
Association of Food Protection
A
non-profit association of food
safety professionals dedicated
to the education and service
of its members and industry personnel.
Food Security
Community
Food Security Coalition
The major
funding source
for community-based
food and
agriculture
projects
nationwide.
Dedicated
to building
strong, sustainable,
local and
regional
food systems
that ensure
access to
affordable
and culturally
appropriate
food for
all people.
Food
Research and Action Center
A
national non-profit organization
working to improve public policies
to eradicate hunger and undernutrition
in the United States.
Hunger
Prevention Council of Dane
County
A volunteer-run
non-profit
organization
serving as
a community
forum to
address the
full range
of food security
issues in
Dane County,
Wisconsin.
Hunger
Task Force of Milwaukee
A private
non-profit
Milwaukee-based
community
organization
that exists
to prevent
and alleviate
hunger.
Food Safety
National
Institute of Health
Described
as "the
steward of
medical and
behavioral
research
for the Nation." NIH
funds scientific
studies at
U.S. institutions.
National
Science Foundation
An independent
U.S. Agency
that funds
research
and education
in science
and engineering
through grants,
contracts
and cooperative
agreements.
USDA
- Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service
Provides
working funds to researchers
at U.S. universities. Also a
good source of information about
employment in the field of food
safety.
This page
created
by Carole
Blemker,
MLS, M.S.
in Nutrition.
Updated
by Barbara
Lazewski,
MLS. Thanks
to Barb
Ingham,
U.W. Madison/UWEx
Cooperative
Extension
Faculty
in Food
Science;
and, Gerry
Campbell,
U.W. Madison
Professor
of Agriculture
and Applied
Economics
for their
advice
on topics
and resources
for this
guide.
This page available at http://steenbock.library.wisc.edu/subjectguide/foodsafe.htm
Please send comments about this page to: Barbara Lazewski